Nonslip device for heels of low shoes



Feb. 16 1926..

M. B. HAMILTQN NONSLIP DEVICE FOR HEELS OF LOW SHOES Filed April 10,1925 M. 5. H/Q M/L TON atented F, 1 192 OFFICE.

MURRAY BERTRAM HILTON, 0F TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

NONSLIP DEVICE FOR HEELS 0F LOW .SHQES.

Application filed April 10, 1925. Serial No. 22,169.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'MURRAY Bnn'rnAM l'lAZlHLTON, a subject of the Kingof Great Britain, and a resident of the citv of Toronto, in the countyof York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Nonslip Devices for Heels-of Low Shoes, ofwhich the following is the specification.

My invention relates to improvements in non-slip devices for heels oflow shoes, and the object-of the invention is to devise a simple devicewhich will effectively prevent the slipping of the heel of the foot outof the heel of the shoe, and yet will.be such as will provide an evenflush surface against which the heel bears so that there will be noprotruding part which will render the heel of the foot sore by continualrubbing contact, and at the same time devise such a device as will besimple and less costly to manufacture, and it consists essentially ofthe arrangement and construction of parts as hereinafter moreparticularly explained.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shoe showing the device appliedthereto.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective detail of my non-slip deviceincorporated in the shoe lining.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of Figure 2 showing the reverse side.

Fig. 4: is a sectional plan detail through the heel portion of a shoe.

In the drawings like characters of refer ence indicate correspondingparts in each figure.

1 indicates the shoe lining which is divided at the centre of the heelback, the divided ends 2 and 3 being spaced apart as clearly indicatedin Figures 2 and 3, the edges so formed being preferably slightlyconcaved. 4 is an insert piece having a roughened outer face, the outeredges being convexed outward and secured to the edges 2 and 3 by a lineofstit'ching forming a closed seem, the edges of which-are moistened andspread back before the lining is inserted in the shoe, so as to form aneven surfaces The bottom of the insert piece 4 is preferably providedwith a V notch 5 in order that it may fit evenly to the back of the shoewithout any tendency to packer.

By this construction it will be seen that the outer face of the insertroughened piece is formed flush so that it will be perfectly smoothagainst the heel of the wearer, so that there will be no protuberancewhich would tend to make sore'or blister the wearers heel by constantfrictional contact thereagainst, and at the same time I have provided aconstruction which is far less costly to make, and can be manufacturedin a minimum amount of time.

What ll claim as my invention is:

in a low shoe, the combination with the shoe lining divided centrally ofthe heel back and having the divided ends spaced apart. and an insertpiece having a roughened outer surface located and permanently heldbetween the divided ends of the lining and having its outer surfaceflush with the outer surface of the lining.

MURRAY BERTRAM HAMILTON.

